The Anangu finally seeing the return of their lands wasn't quite the storybook happy ending that it feels like it should've been, because problems still continued well into the 2000s. After all, Uluru is still a major tourist destination, and that's basically the main issue.
Sacred Land Film Project explains that the park is busy and bordering on overcrowded. Four hundred thousand visitors every year isn't a small number by any means, and with that many people, it's hard to imagine sacred places feeling very sacred anymore. The spiritual part of the land seems like it gets lost, though, at the very least, photography isn't allowed in certain areas, maintaining the secrecy of ceremonial sites.
Plus, the natural ecosystem is something to think about. That much foot traffic ends up naturally trekking in non-native species to the area, which can potentially upset the delicate balance of the local wildlife. It's something that's been seen in other places before and to devastating effect.
And on top of that, the Anangu don't even benefit much from the tourism. Yes, they do make up most of the board and are employed by the park in a number of different positions, but the profits they see are pretty minimal. They aren't involved in the infrastructure that exists outside the park itself, and so they don't see profits from things like nearby hotels, which are built without their explicit say.
